Domuyo
Sign in to saveThe Domuyo Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Argentine province of Neuquén. With a height of , it is the highest mountain in Patagonia and is sometimes called the "Roof of Patagonia" ("El Techo de la Patagonia" in Spanish).
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Domuyo
- Mountain.photo
- Volcán_Domuyo.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Domuyo in winter conditions from near the high camp at 3,200m.
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 4702
- Mountain.translation
- To tremble and grumble
- Mountain.language
- Mapuche
- Mountain.location
- Argentina
- Mountain.range
- Andes
- Mountain.map
- Argentina
- Mountain.map_size
- 230
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.age
- Holocene ?
- Mountain.last_eruption
- Unknown
- Mountain.first_ascent
- Father Lino del Valle Carvajal, November 15, 1903
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The Domuyo Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Argentine province of Neuquén. With a height of , it is the highest mountain in Patagonia and is sometimes called the "Roof of Patagonia" ("El Techo de la Patagonia" in Spanish).
The volcano has a large wide caldera. At least 14 dacite lava domes are found within the caldera, with another five outside. Its slopes western contain many fumaroles, hot springs and geysers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Domuyo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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